On The Fly: If You Were On The Jets, Would You Go AWOL?

•The St. Louis Rams weren't expected to make much noise this season. Now they've lost quarterback Sam Bradford with a torn ACL, the same injury he had last year. Shaun Hill, 34, takes over. And look at that schedule. Seahawks twice, 49ers twice, Broncos. The basement of the NFC West appears to have an occupant. ... Jets cornerback Dimitri Patterson, who was AWOL for 48 hours, was back at the team's facility Sunday night. Have to wonder whether he really wants to play.

•The Little League World Series is a great event, and it continues to grow in popularity, thanks to ESPN. The one aspect that is a bit too much is the rule that allows managers to challenge close calls with the help of video replays. This isn't the majors. Just let the kids play. ... By the way, nice run by the Jackie Robinson West team from Chicago. Seoul, South Korea, was just too good, winning the title game, 8-4.

•Hunter Mahanis back. Back in the Ryder Cup picture, that is. Mahan ended a winless span of more than two years with his victory Sunday in The Barclays, the first FedEx Cup playoff event. The 2007 Travelers Championship winner is now No. 1 on the FedEx Cup points list. Tom Watson has to strongly consider him as a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup.

•The trade sending Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers is official. The Cavs had to give the Minnesota Timberwolves No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins, who will be a star someday, as well as Anthony Bennett and a draft pick. But with Love joining LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, the team is built to win now. This is a very exciting time for Cavs fans. Don't be surprised if they're celebrating in downtown Cleveland next June.

•Foot problems kept Shared Belief off the Triple Crown trail this year. But the colt sure is making up for lost time. On Sunday, he remained undefeated in six career starts with a victory against older horses in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar. He looked so good, California Chrome might not be the best 3-year-old on the West Coast. Incidentally, Chrome is racing next in the Pennsylvania Derby on Sept. 20.

•Just when the Yankees appeared to be running on empty, they reeled off four wins in a row to stay in the wild card hunt. As for the Red Sox ... oh, never mind. Have they quit on John Farrell?